Your WIC Food Balance will show different total amounts of food available depending on who is on WIC. Here are some ideas for how to put together combinations of container sizes to get the most out of your WIC Food Benefits.
Infant Cereal
24 oz:
16 oz + 8 oz
or
8 oz + 8 oz + 8 oz
48 oz:
16 oz + 16 oz + 16 oz
or
16 oz + 16 oz + 8 oz + 8 oz
Yogurt
32 oz:
32 oz
64 oz:
32 oz + 32 oz
96 oz:
32 oz + 32 oz + 32 oz
Whole Grains
16 oz:
16 oz
32 oz:
16 oz + 16 oz
48 oz:
16 oz + 16 oz + 16 oz
Cheese or Tofu
16 oz:
16 oz
32 oz:
16 oz + 16 oz
48 oz:
16 oz + 16 oz + 16 oz
Breakfast Cereal
36 oz:
12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz
or
18 oz + 18 oz
or
21 oz + 15 oz
or
24 oz + 12 oz
72 oz:
24 oz + 24 oz + 24 oz
or
18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz
or
24 oz + 24 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz
108 oz:
24 oz + 24 oz + 24 oz + 24 oz + 12 oz
or
12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz + 12 oz
or
18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz + 18 oz
Juice
Your WIC Food Balance shows the total amount of juice you can buy. For ready-to-drink (RTD), the amount is the same as the container size. For concentrate (C), the amount is the number of ounces made after mixing with water.
48 oz:
12 oz concentrate (C) + 3 cans of water
64 oz:
16 oz concentrate (C) + 3 cans of water
96 oz:
12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
128 oz:
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD)
or
16 oz concentrate (C) + 16 oz concentrate (C)
or
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 16 oz concentrate (C)
144 oz:
12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
224 oz:
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
or
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 16 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
or
16 oz concentrate (C) + 16 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
256 oz:
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD)
272 oz:
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 16 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
or
16 oz concentrate (C) + 16 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)
or
64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 64 oz ready-to-drink (RTD) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C) + 12 oz concentrate (C)